Faculty News

Assistant Professor Jamie Mitchell has been selected as a 2018 Influencer in Aging for her dedication to improving the experiences older African-American men have within the health care system.

Professor Barry Checkoway received a grant from the University of Michigan Provost - Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. His funded project will prepare a new generation of civil rights leaders in ways that provide pathways into higher education for everyone, with special emphasis on first generation, low income and students of color.

Professor Edie Kieffer and Research Associate Brandy Sinco won second place at the Community Health Institute EXPO in Orlando, FL for their co-authored poster, "Integrating Community Health Workers into Interdisciplinary Healthcare Teams in a Federally Qualified Health Center: Patients’ and Providers’ Perspectives and Preliminary Outcomes." The poster was a highlight within the “Expanding Access to Care and Other Services for Special Populations” category at the Expo representing the largest annual gath­er­ing of health cen­ter clin­i­cians, exec­u­tives and con­sumer board mem­bers. 

Professor William Elliott was featured as a guest author for an article in Prosperity Now, a Washington DC nonprofit organization advocating to ensure that all Americans have a clear path to financial stability, wealth and prosperity. 

Clinical Assistant Professor Barb Hiltz understands the healing power of a wedding dress. She co-founded The Brides Project that helps fund the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor. Hiltz said The Brides Project has helped inform her teaching at the U-M School of Social Work.

Associate Professor Rogério Pinto presented his paper “Improving PrEP implementation through multilevel interventions: A synthesis of the literature” at the AIDS 2018 Conference.

Postdoctoral Fellow Shanna Kattari presented “Sexy Spoonies and Crip Sex: Intersections of Sexuality and Disability" at the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists Summer Institute. The theme of the institute this year was Decentering the Norm: Social Justice Transformations in Sex Therapy, Counseling and Education.

Professor William Elliott III and Melinda Lewis, co-authors of Making Education Work for the Poor: The Potential of Children's Savings Accounts, served as panelists for the New America event, Making Education Work: Is Attacking Wealth Inequality the Answer? The event focused on educational achievement, wealth inequality, and the future of the American Dream.